With graduate employment at its lowest since records began in the 1980s, universities are trying to come up with ways to make their graduates more attractive to employers. One common way is involving employers in their teaching solutions, but this has rarely worked.

The competitiveness agenda might be good for research, but only research that can turn a profit.
AAPOctober 28, 2014

The Departments of Education and Industry jointly released a paper, Boosting the Commercial Returns from Research, this morning. While somewhat short on details, the document clarifies that the Commonwealth…

Universities have an opportunity to build a closer relationship with industry, but it won’t come cheap and it won’t come easy.
AAPAugust 24, 2014

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane this month suggested that the funding of research grants to universities should be decided on the basis of the number of patents generated rather than the number of academic…